Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG) is at the forefront of innovative strategy and operations. Since 2008, we have established ourselves as an influential voice by providing valuable perspectives and sparking meaningful conversations. We help clients improve outcomes and achieve performance excellence.
At MSG, we customize our research and evaluation work for a wide range of clients and purposes, including continuous improvement. MSG’s Research and Evaluation Team released its latest topical brief – Institutionalizing Rapid Cycle Evaluation (RCE): Strategies and Building Blocks, to highlight one way that we help programs maximize their implementation and impact.
Rapid Cycle Evaluation (RCE) is a time-sensitive, feedback-oriented approach to evaluation designed to accelerate learning and inform real-time decision-making. RCE provides actionable strategies for integrating this approach into public agencies such as aligning governance structures, improving infrastructure, building staff capacity, and fostering a culture of continuous learning. These strategies help agencies embed RCE into your operations, making it a core part of how you evaluate, learn, and adapt. RCE is a mindset and infrastructure shift toward agile, evidence-based governance.
MSG specializes in working with clients where they are in their evaluation journey. We develop actionable steps to help clients build a sustainable and institutionalized practice.
If you are a leader, program manager, or evaluator ready to move from ad hoc evaluation efforts to a fully institutionalized approach that accelerates learning, improves resource allocation, and strengthens service delivery…keep reading.
In this brief, authored by Dr. Ying Zhang, MSG Director of Research & Evaluation, she outlines practical strategies for embedding RCE into public agencies, including governance alignment, infrastructure improvements, capacity building, and cultivating a culture of continuous learning.
Contact our team to discuss training, technical assistance, or implementation support that maximizes the value of your organization’s evaluation investments.